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Be it known that I, JosnrH TRENT, of Millerton, in the county of Dutchess, Vand State of NewYork, have inventeda new and improved Measurer and Tunnel combinedf and I do hereby declare that the following is a' full and exactdeseription thereof, reference being had to the accompanyingldnawings, and to the letters of reference marked therein, on which- I y Figure I represents the measurer and tunnel combinedfiwiththeunnel adjlisted for use..

Figure-II is an elevation representingthe same, with the\`unnel, w eu not in use, adjusted as a cover.

' Figure III is an isometric vview of -the same, with th 'tunnel adjusted' for us, showing the strainer in the Explanation. of Figur-es. l i A is 'the body of the can: thejmnl; C the' nozzle, D the glass tubegaugo or meter; E the handle;

' F the strainer in the nozzle of the can 'H the double-jointed hinge, by means oli' which the tunnel is adjusted 4serving as indices on the gauge.

for use and set in position asa coyer;` ;IlIfIbands securingv thc gauge D to the body of the can,I and also Themanuer in which the vmeasurer and tunnel combinedv is usedis as follows, viz: The cover or'tunnel B having been removed, as in Fig. I, the lluid is poured in at the top .of the can; on replacing tho tunnel in the position of a cover, asin Fig. II, the fluid remains, as iu any covered vessel, protected from air. and dust, and

maybe poured through the strainer F and nozzle C into any .vessel whichhas a large or flaring oriice in the top, ns a pitcher or nug. If, now, it is desiredtovpour the fluid into anyother vessel with u. small opening, or

suoli aoue as necessitatesthe use'o'f a tunnel, the cover B is again detached fromv its position upou the can (as seen .in Fig. II) and adjusted by means of 'tlie'double-jointed hinge H soas to'assume the position setforth inl 4Fig. f[,` the tunnel B'coming-so into position under the nozzle that on pouring the duid passes directly from the nozzle .through the-tunnels: The glass tubogangea'opening at its extremities through metallic tubes (by means of'vrhichfit is made fast to'the can) intol the body of they can, the iluid, on being poured into the can, rises .simultaneously 'in the can ,and4 the gauge. As the uideuters the tube from the bottom" of the can, the gauge is kept free froinlfroth and impurities, which float on the surface, and an accurate measure of the quantity of luidisthus furnished by means of the graduated scale or iudicesron tllemeter.'

-The advantages of the measure and .tunnel combined consist in, that uids can 4be' poured from one and the same can ntol vesselsof any shape whatever; that the ltunnel or cover, being attached to the can,4

'is not liable to be -lost or'misplaeed; thevgreater coinpacti-1essarisingtrouhunitng thetunneland cover in onefthat the fluid can be measured accurately, and transferred. from one receptacle to'anotherwithout the necessity of employing a. variety of vessels or utensils.

and described.

. l C'Ianz. .I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent- The combination ofthe canvA and the tunnel B, and the double-jointedhinge H, substantially as `arranged.

JOSEPH-TMNT.

-Witnesses:

.Ions Finnen, NATHL A. PnsNTIss. 

